POND CLEANING: Koi pond cleaning is essential when maintaining a healthy koi pond environment. Neglected pond care can result in sick or diseased koi and damaged pond filter equipment. Your koi pond is a living, breathing entitiy that produces a lot of organic debris and biological waste. These toxins can clog your pond’s filter system and pollute your pond’s ecosystem. It is extremely important to properly maintain your pond’s filter system, perform routine water changes, and effectively treat and condition your pond’s water.
Pond cleaning techniques change with the seasons. Many conditions in your pond are a direct result of Mother Nature’s impact. Outside environmental changes can really mess with your pond’s water chemestry. Outside air temps, winds, and hours of sunlight can depict the condition of your pond, for better or worse. Pending the season, your pond will require various types of pond cleaning methods and reccmmended water treatments.
SPRING POND CLEAING: Spring pond cleaning is great time for a pond clean-out! It is a good way to prep your pond for summer. Winter debris and build-up needs to be removed prior to summer. If left unkept, broken down pond debris turns into muck, where toxic gases are produced. As water temps rise, these toxic gasses are released into the pond, polluting the koi fish environment. This leads to sick fish and dirty pond water. North County Ponds spring cleaning programs involve: pond clean-outs, muck removal, complete filter system breakdowns, filter media bacteria seeding, ultraviolet system cleaning, pump impeller cleaning, aquatic plant repotting, koi fish inspection, and pond water conditioning.
SUMMER POND CLEANING: Summer is the peak season for pond cleaning. Lots of algae, lots of plant growth, and lots of fish activity meaning lots of fish waste. Water temps above 70ºF can spark healthy string algae and single cell (green water) blooms. The stubborn string algae has to be chemically broken-down before it can be removed. With the added sun and warmth, plant management, especially algae control, is constant all summer long. Fortunately, the added sun also brings beautiflul, dormant aquatic plants back to life. Lots of fertilizing and lots of manicuring is key for a beautiful water garden during summer. North County Ponds summer cleaning programs involve: bi-weekly muck removal, weekly filter system cleanings, aquatic plant management, weekly water changes, leaf trap cleanings, and pond water conditioning.
FALL POND CLEANING: Fall tends to brings milder temperatures to the pond. Plant maintenance starts to slow and becomes much more managable. Decreased water temps will slow fish activity. This will slow the fishes appetities and lighten waste loads. Rapid cold snaps may spark string algae blooms. North County Ponds fall cleaning programs involve: bi-weekly pond debris and muck removal, weekly filter claning, aquatic plant management, ultraviolet system cleaning, pump impeller cleaning, foilage removal, bi-weekly water changes, leaf trap cleanings, and pond water conditioning.
WINTER POND CLEANING: Winter pond cleaning includes a lot of debris removal. Storms with high winds and rain runoff cause big problems for koi ponds. Dead or wind-blown foilage can easily clog leaf traps, filter media, and pump impellers. Slope runoff clouds the water and once settled, the dirt needs to be removed. Rain storms can also cause electrical damage. U.V. Systems, along with all other electrical components, continuallly need to be checked for water damage. North County Ponds winter cleaning programs involve: bi-weekly pond debris and muck removal, bi-weekly filter cleaning, algae control, monthly water changes, leaf trap cleanings, pond water conditioning.
SPRING POND TREATMENTS: Pond chemicals are used to remove chlorine, chloramines, and harmful metals from tap water when performing all pond water changes. Spring chem usage treats string algae, maintain proper pH level, and to help reseed filter media. Each pond is different, but typical summer chem use can be catorigized as FAIR AMOUNT.
SUMMER POND TREATMENTS: Pond chemicals are used to remove chlorine, chloramines, and harmful metals from tap water when performing all pond water changes. Summer chem usuage treats heavy string algae, single-cell algae, breakdown floating organic matter, fight green water, maintain proper pH level, increase beneficial bacteria levels, remove excess ammonia, clean PVC lines, and to dissolve sludge or deep muck. Each pond is different, but typical summer chem use can be catorigized as HEAVY AMOUNT.
FALL POND TREATMENTS: Pond chemicals are used to remove chlorine, chloramines, and harmful metals from tap water when performing all pond water changes. Fall chem usage treats string algae, maintain proper pH level, and breakdown floating organic matter. Each pond is different, but typical fall chem use can be catorigized as FAIR/LIGHT AMOUNT
WINTER POND TREATMENTS: Pond chemicals are used to remove chlorine, chloramines, and harmful metals from tap water when performing all pond water changes. Winter chem usage treats string algae, maintain proper pH level, Each pond is different, but typical fall chem use can be catorigized as LIGHT AMOUNT.
If your pond is new or old, large or small, North County Ponds is trained in a variety of pond care services including regular pond maintenance, on-call pond services, pond clean-outs, complete filter system installs, pond water treatments, system cleanings, pond sealing, koi medicating, koi and fish care, algae control, aquatic plant care, and all other aspects of pond and lake management. Call North County Ponds at 760-710-1632 for questions, pricing info, or to schedule a free pond consultation.
 
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